Franklin Templeton Investments Canada Announces Monthly Cash Distribution for Franklin Liberty Canadian Investment Grade Corporate ETF

TORONTO, Aug. 14, 2017 /CNW/ - Franklin Templeton Investments Canada today announced the August 2017 cash distribution for Franklin Liberty Canadian Investment Grade Corporate ETF (FLCI), available to Canadian investors. As indicated in the table below, unitholders of record on August 23, 2017 will receive a per-unit cash distribution payable on August 30, 2017.

Details of the per-unit distribution amount are as follows:

Franklin Liberty Canadian Investment Grade Corporate ETF (FLCI) seeks to provide long-term capital growth and current income by investing primarily in investment grade corporate debt issued by Canadian corporations. In seeking to achieve its investment objective, the ETF may invest in interest rate derivatives, asset-backed or mortgage-backed securities and Canadian dollar-denominated debt issued by foreign corporations.

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About Franklin Templeton Investments
Franklin Templeton Investments Corp. (known as Franklin Templeton Investments Canada) is a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. BEN. Franklin Resources, Inc. is a global investment management organization operating as Franklin Templeton Investments, which provides global and domestic investment management to retail, institutional and sovereign wealth clients in over 170 countries. Through specialized teams, the company has expertise across all asset classes—including equity, fixed income, alternative and custom solutions. The company's more than 650 investment professionals are supported by its integrated, worldwide team of risk management professionals and global trading desk network. With offices in over 30 countries, the California-based company has 70 years of investment experience and over US$752 billion (C$938 billion) in assets under management as of July 31, 2017. For more information, please visit franklintempleton.ca.

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